Event characteristics This information has been confirmed by a seismologist.
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF FRANCE ORID : 365501
29/12/16 6 Arrivals 5 Iterations RMS : 0.37 Type :eq
Origin time: 03:08:31.78 ± 0.27
Latitude : 43.35 ± 2.0 1/2 Major Axis : 5.9 km
Longitude : 5.50 ± 1.6 1/2 Minor Axis : 2.4 km
Depth: 3. (Imposed) Azimuth mj Axis : 21.9 deg
MD : 1.18±0.04 of 2 stationsML : 0.84±9.99 of 1 station
Location in relation to nearby cities 2 km NE of ALLAUCH (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (16100 residents)
3 km E of PLAN-DE-CUQUES (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (9800 residents)
6 km SW of CADOLIVE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (1600 residents)
11 km ENE of MARSEILLE (BOUCHES-DU-RHONE) (800600 residents)